R. Duparc

R. Duparc (1880 - unknown death) was a French footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal as a member of the USFSA team, which was primarily Club Français players.
Career
Duparc began his career playing at U.S. Puteaux before joining Club Français when he was eighteen, in 1898. His mentor was fellow Club Français midfielder Alfred Bloch.
He was listed as a forward for the USFSA (French amateur) team, composed mostly of Club Français players, at the 1900 Olympic Games; competing against Great Britain and Belgium, the French team came second. A match summary in ' of a 16 October 1900 game wrote that he was a change to the team's midfield, but as "a good player who knows his job", it marked an improvement.
He would continue in the midfield when the team began competing in the Championnat de Paris, the top level division tournament, later that month; after their first match ended in a tie, Club Français and opponents Nationale de Saint-Mandé chose to replay it a few days later, but all referees were busy and so they sought a spectator at the ground who knew the rules. Club Français won 6-0. He also played in their second match, a 5-2 win, but was absent in the next game and replaced by Louis. He returned for the next week's match, another confident win for Club Français. Continuing to see success in the tournament, L'Auto noted that Duparc was one of the youngest players on the team, that he showed a lot of promise but was already "a good player, very resistant, very tough". but was injured in the first half. The match ended as a 1-1 draw.
Duparc was also in the winning Club Français line-up for the , which took place later in December. In the final of the Coupe Manier, a referee again had to be chosen from the crowd, though an actual referee was found; Club Français went down to ten men in the first half but did not concede, exhausting goalkeeper Lucien Huteau. An ex-player for the team was also spectating, and was called down to replace Huteau at half time. Club Français won 1-0. After winning the Coupe Manier, Club Français's first (including Duparc) and second teams played international friendlies against Croydon and their reserves.

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